The small town of Rowlesburg, WV has a population of approximately 2,000 people. The local politics in Rowlesburg are mainly driven by the decisions of the elected officials on the City Council. The five members of the City Council are responsible for setting policies and passing ordinances that govern all aspects of life within the city. They also work with other government agencies to ensure that all citizens receive the necessary services. In recent years, there have been heated debates between candidates in the elections for positions on the City Council. These races often bring out high levels of voter turnout as residents make their voices heard about important issues such as infrastructure improvements, taxes, and public safety. Rowlesburg is a tight-knit community and its politics reflect this sense of unity among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 26425 (Rowlesburg, WV) is very conservative.
Preston County, WV is very conservative. In Preston County, WV 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Preston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.7%.
Preston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 26425 (Rowlesburg, WV) is very conservative.
Rowlesburg, West Virginia is very conservative.
Preston County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Morgantown Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Rowlesburg, West Virginia: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 26425 (Rowlesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $4,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)